Live auction - fme_957690 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Tir cantonal vaudois
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| Estimate : | 200 € |
| Price : | 260 € |
| Maximum bid : | 260 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 October 2024 17:22:41 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Médaille, Tir cantonal vaudois
Date: 1899
Mint name / Town : Suisse, Yverdon
Metal : silver
Diameter : 45 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver JACOT-GUILLARMOD Alfred
Weight : 39,20 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine grise hétérogène, présentant de l’usure sur certains hauts reliefs. Petits coups sur les rebords de la tranche
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : TIR CANTONAL VAUDOIS. YVERDON. 1899 // LIBERTE // PATRIE.
Obverse description : Blason de la ville entouré d’armes et de branches de chêne surmonté de la légende circulaire. Signé : A.J-S.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LIBERTAS - PATRIA.
Reverse description : Deux personnages préhistoriques tenant des armes. Un village en arrière-plan. Signé : JACOT-GUILLARMOD.
Commentary
Médaille conservée dans un écrin rouge bordeaux avec un intérieur en feutrine ferte et soie blanche timbrée TIR CANTONAL VAUDOIS YVERDON 1899.
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA
(since 1848)
Switzerland formed a Confederation in 1848. It adopted the Swiss Franc, aligned with the French Franc in 1850. It joined the Latin Union in December 1865. It remained neutral during the two world wars and later grew rich thanks to its banks.
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